Sporting News Today on Friday put some specific numbers on the dearth of talent in South Bend, citing how few good players the program has delivered to the first round of the National Football League draft.

In the last seven drafts Notre Dame was has had one player taken in the first round, Brady Quinn at number 22 overall in 2007 by Cleveland. Quinn and center Jeff Faine (21 overall in 2003 by Cleveland) are the only ND first-rounders taken in the 2000s.

You need to travel back 16 drafts to find the last time a Golden Domer was taken in the top ten – defensive tackle Bryant Young number seven overall to the San Francisco 49ers in 1994. Young is now a defensive line coach at Florida, where the defensive coordinator is Dan Quinn, Young’s position coach in San Francisco.

Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph has a chance at being a first-round selection in the NFL draft on April 28.